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indicted For Election Frauds.

ST. LOUIS, April 29.-The Post. Dis.
patch of this evening gives the following
men as indicted on Wednesday by the
United States Grand Jury for commit
ting frauds in the election last fall:
State Senator F. H. Ketchum, Central
Committeeman; James Carroll, Deputy
Sheriff; John O'Connor, Supervisor;
John Chamberlain and Robert E. Lee,
ex.Delegates to the Municipal Assembly;
Peter r. Morrissey, Deputy Constable;
James Conway, A. Brud, VIM. Bergeren
and Fred Mullone. 1t is expected that
these men will be arrested tomorrow or
will come forward and give bonds.
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Motor, Denied.

New YORK. April 29.-The motion to
auash the Indictment against Jacob
sharp, has been denied by Judge Van
hrunt
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VENOM AND INHOSPlTALITY.
Officials Refused Shelter-The
Debris Advocates.

MARYsvILLE, April 20.-L f. Bassett
City Engineer of Sacramento, and I'll
B. higgins, Deputy United States Mar
shall, arrived here to-day from Qaincy,
Plumas county. Mr.. Bassett holds
commission from Captain Payson, OF The
United States Corps of Engineers for
this coast, to make an examination OF the
hydraulic mining field in Plumas county
for the collection of certain information
desired by the United States District
Attorney. Mr.. Bassett reports that on
his arrival at Quincy last Tuesday lie
made known the object of his visit and
showed his commission. There are IN
that county ll3 defendants epjoined in
anti.debris suits, and q strong feeling
exists against the Anti-Debris Associa-
tion. MIR. Bassett and his companion
were informed that their lives would be
in danger if they remained there.
They learned that they would
be unable to obtain hotel and
accommodations. The hotel
keeper ar Quincy waa threatened that
her house would be burned If
she furnished accommodations to the
two men. On Thursday evening Messrs.
Bassett and higgins started out from
Quincy on foot, and walked long dis.
tance before they could find house
where they could stop for the night.
The following morning they started for
In an interview Basset and
higgins said they ascsrtained while in
Plumas county that number OF by.
draulic mines are in operation in con.
Tempt Of court and the owners declare
that they will pay no attention to any
iecrees of the courts, either State or Fed.
eral. For this reason all agents OF the
government or of the Anti Debris Asso-
,iation are treated as in their cases.
CHINESE FINED HEAVILY.
MARYsvILLE, April 29.-Three Chi
lese arrested at Hunts Hill, on Bear
liver, last week, for contempt of court
n violation of the anti.debris injun ction
~ operating hydraulic mines, were to-
lay found guilty and sentenced by
Judge Keyser to pay fine of five hun.
lred dollars each. with the option of
at the rate of one dollar
yer day. This is the severest sentence
he law allows for contempt.
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The Unmm1xsion at Mobile.

MOBILE, April 29.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission arrived here at
2:2O P. NJ, to-day, and met at P. M. in
the United States Court room. Repre-
sentative men were present from Mobile,
Selma, Greenville and Huntsville.
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X. OF l.. HELD FOR TRIAL.
They Are Accused of CONSPIRACY
In Creating Strikes.

New York, April 29.-Justioe Smith,
at the Tombs Court this afternoon,
listened to the arguments of counsel for
and against members Of the Executive
Board of District Assembly No.. vi,
Knights of Labor, accused of conspiracy
in ordering a strike in the shoe factory
of ]. Harmon & Sons: also for ordering
strikes wherever o. B. Hart. foreman.
should find employment. When the
LAWYERS had concluded, Justice Smith
decided to hold six of the accused men
for trial on both charges.
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No Ronds for simmons.

SALINAS, April 29.-E. 7. NJ. Simmons,
ex-manager of the Hotel del Monte, ar
rived here in charge Of Constable Wal
ters from Monterey this morning. He il
lodged in jail, having filed no bordi
as vet.
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CHINESE FINED HEAVILY.
Train Robbers sspottea."

BENSON, A. T., April 29.-Intelli.
gence has been received that the train
robbers have been spotted and that it
will be only question of time before
they will be captured. The officers do
not wish to make an immediate arrest
for fear sufficient evidence cannot be
procured to convict. United States
Marshal Meade has telegraphed the mail
authorities at Washington, urging them
to cffer an additional larger reward,
which, if the request is complied WITH.
will almost insure the capture and
prompt conviction of the robbers. 1t
is now reported that special officer
has been in Ell Paso for several days
watching for this occurrence to take
place in that locality, being forewarned
by outsiders who got an inkling of the
fact that an attempt would be made
somewhere on the line of the road, but
the robbers took time by the forelock,
showing unusual sagacity in making the
raid in this vicinity, where hardly any
one suspected such an affair would take
place.
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Entering for the Yacht Race.

LONDON, April 30 Twenty yachts
have been entered for the great jutilee
race, and it is probable that more will be
added to the list of competitors before
the entries close on june 7sh.
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rorcIble Cermans.

PARIS April 29.-The SoleH says some
Germans disarmed Russian sentinel
who tried to prevent the Germans from
crossing the Silesian frontier.
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New system of card Robbery.

MONTE CARLO, April 25.--A colossal
system Of robbery by means Of prepared
packs of cards. hos just been discovered
at the Casino here. The proprietor's
tables have lost flS,000. The police are
investigat ng the matter.
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schnaehei ser Free.

BERLIN, April 29.-Emperor William
hiss signed an order for tie release of
Schnaebel. The latter has written his
wife that he expects to return home to-
morrow.
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The Schnaebeles Matter.

BERLIN, April 29.--Priace Bismarck
has informed Herbette, the French Am
bassador, that he will to-day submit for
the Emperor's signature an order for the
release of Schnaebeles. It is under.
stood that in the event of his liberation
by Germany, the French government
will discharge Schnaebe!es from the
Office of Special. Commisary at Pangy-
Sur. Moselle.
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Date of Opening YelIowstonc.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.-J. E. Han.
naford, Traffic Manager of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, has wired j. E. Shep-
ard, Of the Oregon Immigration Bureau,
in response to an inquiry, that the
Yellowstone National Park is to be
opened to tourists by June 18th.
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Excursion Arriyes Here To-Day.

Excursion Arrives Here To-day.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 29. The excur-
sion over the Southern Pacific, from
this city to San Diego, left here this al.
ternoon and will return May 9Th. The
party will remain one day in San Diego
and one day in Los Angeles. iaI
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CLUE TO THEIR IDENTITY.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 29.-It is be-
lieved that an important clue has been
obtained TO the identity of the South
ern Pacific trair robbers. The clue is in
tie shape of letter which dropped out
of the pocket Of an individual who
bought suit of clothes in clothing
store in this city about three weeks ago.
The letter, which is now in the lands or
the police, is signe d freddie" and con-
tains an elaborate account of plan to
rob train in Southern California or
Arizona. The writer instructed his ac-
complce to get off at Nogales. and ad.
monished him to he careful ia boarding
the train upon which it was proposed to
commit the robbery. The writer con-
cludes with the following caution:
"Paint your face black, and be sure and
cover your red hair"
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Earthquake in washington Ter
rftOry.

WALLA WALLA, April pa well.
defined earthquake shock traversed the
Walla Walla valley at 1855 o'clock this
morning. 1t was felt at different points
miles distant from each other. The
shock was from east to west.
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A STUBBORN STATE SENATE.
They Fain Would Not Elect q
Senator

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 29.-The
Senate consumed the day in discussing
the motion to adjourn without electipg a
United States Senator. A letter from
Mr.. Lucas, Governor Wilson's appoiutee.
informed the Legislature that it would
not be lawful act to elect Senator. A
contest would result should the Legisla-
ture do so. A ballot, however, will be
taken Tuesday
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To RE SHELVED,

PARIS, April 29.-It is expected that
Schnaebeles will be placed on the re.
tired list when released by Germany.
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Sale nf a Nlfnc fn MEXICO.

Cry OF MEXICO, April 29.-An Eng.
lish syndicate is about to purchase the
Mulattos mine. Their offer OF 100000
has been accepted. A disputed title has
blocke ed the proceedings. Senator Hearst,
of California, is said to have offered
81, 900, 900 for the mine two years ago and
WAS refused.
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Martial Law In AIsace.Lorraine

BERLIN, April 20.-The National
Gazette mentions the existence of a
rumor that Germany will soon declare
martial law in Alsace. Lorraine.
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suicide at santa barbara.

SANTA BARBARA, April 29.-Matthias
Smith, a German shoemaker, attempted
to kill himself about 10 o'clock last
night, by shooting himself in the head
with a 22.calibre pistol. The bullet
penetrated his skull, but did not pro-
duce instant death. He will die. This
is the third suicide in Santa Barbara
this month.
shipping Via British Columbta'
SAN FRANCISCO, April pa consign.
ment Of two thousand barrels of sugar
and q large shipment of hides and
leather were made to-day for the Easl
over the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
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dent Lincoln visited him, and wept at
sight OF the blinded hero who had done SO
much. The gallant officer finally recovered
his sight. Nobody else in the Monitor was
hurt
The Minnesota had been terribly shattered
A shot from the Merrimac had exploded the
boiler OF the tug Dragon, scalding several
men. The Minnesota, by throwing over
board some guns and other heavy articles,
and by attaching several more tugs to pull
and strain at her, got out of her mud bed
Monday morning and went up under the
shelter Of Fortress Monroe
In the two days fighting the Federal
forces lost nearly 400 men and two valuable
ships; the Confederate forces lost thirteen
men. The Monitor was struck with shot
twenty two times, one Of which damaged the
pilot house somewhat The Merrimac's long
iron bow had been twisted when sho ran into
the Cumberland. Two Of her guns were
broken, her smoke and steam pipes and flag
staff were shot away, and as she steamed up
Norfolk bay it was seen that she sagged at
the stern.
But what did the Monitor and Mefrimac
do nextT "They never came together again, I"
said the gray bearded captain. "They watched
oiouipu tueTe Soou Wulie, the Merrlmac pro-
tecting Norfolk and the mouth Of the James,
the Monitor protecting the Chesapeake. Once
in a while each one would come out and
scream around with her steam whistle awhile
mighty sassy, pretending to challenge But
If the other seemed likely to take it up that
one backed off in a hurry. One was afraid
and the other dassentn
The Merrimac was destroyed in May fol-
lowing by her own commander Josiah Tat
nall, to prevent her from falling into Federal
bands. The Monitor foundered in gale of
Cape Hatteras. the last day Of the year 1862
and was lost.
The fight Of the Merrimac and Monitor has
taken its place as one OF the great naval en-
gagements Of the world
The employment Of vessels wholly armored
with iron revolutionized sen warfare.
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About midnight strange small craft came
and anchored beside the Minnesota The
Confederates who saw her next morning said
afterwards she looked like black plank with
. Yankee cheese box ON top. The mysterious
small fiat object was John Ericsson's Monitor
and this was her trial trip She had come
into the roads that night just in time to hear
the last Of the cannonading. Her commander
was Lieut. John L. Worden, U. 8. N.
The yankee cheese bo3"' that the Confed-
crates saw was revolving tower or turret,
twenty feet in diameter and ten feet high
bomb proof. Inside were two 1l-inch Dahl.
gren cannon, which could be turned and
aimed in any direction through the portfolios
Of the tower. The guns were revolved with
power from the double cylinder engine that
propelled the boat. The deck Of the vessel
was nearly level with the water, and down
under this al the crew stayed except the
two who worked the guns within the turret.
The boat was sharpened at both ends, 124 feel
long, "a feet wide, and had q double hull.
The upper hull projected all over the lower
one, and protected anchor, rudder and screw
propeller. The whole top was decked over with
heavy iron. The top Of the turret was Of rail.
road bar iron, armored over with iron plate,
holes being left for ventilation. To get at the
Monitors machinery, and damage her, shot
would have to pass through twenty feet Of
water and then strike q slanting heavy iron
plate. Thus there was nothing a shot coull
touch except the fiat deck or the turret or
the low fiat pilot house, which latter was as
heavily built as the turret. The smoke stack,
also protected with heavy iron boxing. was
built telescope fashion with slides that could
be drawn within one another when the vessel
was in action
There was no way to get into her except
down q ladder through the turret, one man
at q time. Such was the invincible little
demon Of war that came down to meet the
Merrimac She was built in 100 days out
and out.
The Merrimac and Monitor fight was NO
exception to the rule that the great battles
of our war occurred on Sunday So did tn,
battle of Waterloo, and many other greai
fights the world over
Sunday, March 9, about clock in the
morning, the sloping roof Of the tremendou'
ram loomed up through the haze, and bor'
down upon the Minnesota. With her wer'
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her attendants Of the day before, the Con-
federate gunboats Patrick Henry, James
town, Raleigh, Beaufort and Teaser. To-
gether they carried eleven guns In the
battle Of the day before Commodore Bu-
chanan had been severely wounded by
shot from the Congress, and in the ac-
tlon of March 0, the command devolved
upon his first officer Lieut.. Catesby Jones.
The powder division on board the Congress was
in charge of Paymaster Mexican Buchanan,
brother Of the commander Of the Merrinlac.
Only one thing had prevented the destruc-
ton of the Minnesota in the action Of Satur-
day, and that was the fact that she was
grounded in water too shoal for tho Mer-
rimac to come near her. Her misfortune had
proved her salvation.
At the approach Of the Merrimac and her
tenders On Sunday morning the drums of
the Minnesota heat to quarters. Away down
under water the crew of the little Monitor
got ready for fight.
A strange scene in naval warfare then took
place. The gray bearded captain at Old
Point Comfort tells it as though il happened
yesterday The Monitor was only one-fifth
the size of the Merrimac and Of very much
lighter draft.
The Merrimac steamed up past the Mime.
sofa toward Fortress Monroe. Then she
turned and prepared to come straight at the
Minnesota
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MERRIMAC AND MONITOR.
From 'Lossing's Civil War;

The captain was the pilot Of the MerTimac
that day off Hampton roads, March 0, 1852
The Merrimac was q fine new steam frigate.
When the United States officer, Commodore
McCauley. set fire to his own governments
navy yard at Norfolk and burned the ships,
the Merrimac was among those fired and left
to consume. This was April 81, 1861.
But the Merrimac was not entirely de-
stroyed. She was burned to the copper line.
Then she sank. To raise her again, to it her
out as q war vessel, was not q task of very
great difficulty for the Confederate govern
ment. Her exterior pattern was changed
somewhat. In arpor plating her, and other
wise fitting her for naval warfare, tho Con-
federates affixed to her bows long, powerful
iron beak. In brief, when the refitting was
done, and the Merrimac was turned out
Of the Norfolk or Portsmouth navy
yard she became the steam ram Vir-
ginia, the terror of every United States
ship a1oat. Steaming up, head on, she was
able to send her long, swortlfish beak crashing
through the sides of the strongest wooden
ship. Thus, attacking vessels one at time,
tue VuSiuih was pIepnIcu W V0uQulSn tn0
whole United States navy and commercial
marine. What is more, she had been fitted
up in the United States governments own
navy yard, Of good iron and steel belonging
to the nation.
The new pattern given to her was the idea
Of Lieut.. John M. Brooks, himself United
States naval officer who had taken the Confed-
crate side. The battering ram or false bow ex-
tended out ahead of her So feet. She had two
powerful engines below the water line. Her
roof and sides were covered with oak over two
feet thick, and upon this was plated iron 6
inches through The ram in front was also
composed of oak and iron. The vessel was
armed with several great guns for those days,
carrying shot Of from 80 to 100 pounds, and .
120pound she'll
Such was the ram Virginia She Is better
known, however, the world over, by her for
mer name, the Merrimac, and that Is the
name which viii be used in this story.
Last but not least, she was directed by ex-
United States officers men who had been
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MERRIMAC and MONITOR
Story of One of the Great Naval
Engagements of the World.
A FAMOUS SUNDAY FIGHT.
The Gray Bearded Pilot Of the Merri
mac Describes the Battle.
A FAMOUS SUNDAY FIGHT

The Confederate Ram Merrimao Accom-
plished Greater Work OF Destruction
in Single Half Day Than Any Other
War Vessel Ever Built-But She Could
Not Whip Capt. John Ericsson's Mon.
itor-Battle OF Tho IRON Clads, March
8. 1862.
On the shores at the mouth Of the blue
Chesapeake this time Of year the air is mild
as June Salt breeze and pine forest mingle
and give it bracing fragrance. Fig trees ana
fringy cape myrtles live outdoors the year
around. It is one of the most delightful
spots Of the earth Visitors to Old Point
Comfort and Fortress Monroe linger ON day
after day. Travellers stopping at the great
hotel east of the fortress sit hour by hour in
the verandas Anon they change and take a
sail over the bright waters with the captain.
Everybody calls him the captain. He is a
hale, gray bearded man with keen eye and a
strong frame. He has been about the Chesa-
peake and Norfolk bay more years than a
good many Of our readers have lived. Year
after year, too, while the loiterers sit and
gaze now at the blue sky, now at the softly
rolling breakers which are even as blue, they
ask the captain to tell them the story of the
Ierrimac and the Monitor fight.
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The COsT OF CARs.-A first-class
standard eight-wheel American loco
motive, with automatic train and
drive brakes, is worth $1,000. A
modern sleeper, with 42-inch steel.
tired wheels, six-wheel trucks and steel
axles is worth about S1O,O 600. Aparler
car, with 42-inch, steel-tired wheels and
steel axles, toilet room upholstered
chairs, is worth about $500. A first-
class coach, with toilet room, patent
car-warmer, 42-inch steeltired wheels
and steel axles, is worth about s.. 500.
A second-class coach, with 3S-inch
steel-tired wheels and steel axles, and
patent car warmer, is worth about
$4,000. A postal car of modern de-
sign, with 42-inch steel-tired wheels
and axles, is worth about 5000. A
oo-foot baggage car, of modern design.
with same running-gear, is worth
about $1,000. A standard 34-foot boy
and stock car, with swing-motion
trucks and cast wheels and iron axles
is worth about $500. A coal car. with
same trucks, is worth about $500.
Cabooses are worth from $500 to 81 OOO
according to the build.
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600. The Pension appropriation of
$76,O75, 600, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1887, is already exhausted,
consequently the Pension Bureau, re-
ports that when the new appropria-
ton becomes available July 1st, it will
draw $l2,OOO,OOO for pensions, leav-
ing then a surplus of $25, 100000.
nEM
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lFrom Lossing's Civil War in America
The little Monitor followed in her wake.
and when the Merrimac turned her iron beak
forward, there was the cheese box directly
between her and the Minnesota. The stern
guns OF the Minnesota opened on the RAM
but she was invulnerable. II her sides had
been perpendicular, so,nc Of the fifty great
shots which struck Ecr frcm Capt. Van
Brunt's guns on the Minnesota, must have
penetrated her.
AS the ram approached, the little Moni
tors turret guns began to revolve and fire.
The ram answered with n tremendous broad
side. One conical shot from tho huge Arm
strong gun penetrated the Monitors turret
part way, but the bolt broke of and re-
manned sticking between the bars of railroad
iron, bent and flattened. The relic is still
preserved. Other shot from the ram fey
around and over the Monitor without effect.
The little raft steamed around and around
her ponderous foe, seeking a point of attack
But there was none. They pounded at each
other tremendously, neither hurting the
other
The Merrimac, finding she had made no i'm
preston on the Monitor, turned her guns onco
more upon the Merrimac and made a savage
attack, which told terribly. At that moment
the little Monitor steamed up and placed her
self between the ram and the Minnesota. The
Merrimac changed her position and once moro
the big ram and the little turret ship grappled.
The Merrimac grounded and the Mime
sofa trained her guns directly upon her.
She got afloat and turned towards Norfolk,
the Monitor after her.
Suddenly the Merrimac turned like an ani-
NAL maddened and headed with all her force
directly at the Monitor. seeking to run her
down. The iron beak grated over the level
deck, and the little raft came up serenely
ready for fight again. The Merrimac was
more damaged than her antagonist. One
heavy shot penetrated the armor Of the ram.
There was more maneuvering and more can
nonading at close quarters, when suddenly
the firing ceased
The Merrimac and her attendant fleet
headed up the bay. At the same time the
Monitor turned and steamed down the bay
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The New York Tribune of a recent
date has the following to say regard
ing the numbers and class of immi-
grants that are pouring into this coun-
try from foreign lands: There were
$1,000 insane people in the United
States in 1885, about SIS per cent OF
whom were of foreign birth. The
average expense of maintaining an in
sane person is said to be $l5Oa year.
At this rate we are spending over
$5,OOO,OOO a year in maintaining for
eign lunatics, to say nothing Of the
inmates of almshouses, hospitals and
prisons. 1t is about time that the
country had laws that would protect
US from this class of immigrants.
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LET it be recorded that the Interna-
tional Typographical Union has been
the first of similar labor organizations
to acknowledge the equality of women
as wage-earners. 1t recommends
equalizing the wages of male and fe-
male cOmpositors.